Sep 17, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The discovery of the long-sought Higgs boson in July was big news to physicists worldwide, but may be a little confusing for the general public. What is the big deal and why does it matter? ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ physics professor Nick Solomey explains why the discovery is exciting even though most people may not understand what it means.

Oct 3, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — This semester, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is one of 28 schools across the nation providing free access to an electronic textbook to a limited number of its students. As participants in the Educause and Internet2 eText pilot, nearly 800 students in 16 different courses taught by eight faculty members will receive a free electronic copy of their textbook for the semester.

Sep 24, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Music faculty and students have an exciting year ahead of performances in band, jazz, orchestra, opera, choir and music theatre, a trip to Russia, and an opportunity to work with bass-baritone Sam Ramey, Guest Artist Fellow in Opera at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Sep 13, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Counseling and Testing Center is offering a workshop to help high school students prepare for the ACT math section of the test. The workshop is from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 29, at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Sep 12, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The first day of fall, Saturday, Sept. 22, also is called Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Forty-six states, including Kansas, are participating in this day by promoting and increasing public awareness about how to prevent and reduce falls among older adults. Thanks to the work of a ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ-led research team, Kansans can now easily access information to help them maintain active li

Sep 17, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — John Bardo, the 13th president of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, will be inaugurated in a ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St. N. The public is invited to attend.

Sep 7, 2012 — By Shannon Littlejohn — The School of Performing Arts at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has a quality lineup of performances scheduled for the College of Fine Arts 2012-2013 season.

Sep 7, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Audiology Clinic at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will offer free hearing screenings Oct. 1-5.

Sep 7, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The Center for Entrepreneurship at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has named three new Coleman Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows for the 2012-13 academic year.

Sep 7, 2012 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — The World Trade Council of Wichita is hosting "Local and State Tools for Global Growth" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Wichita Marriott.